by GIFT Coach | Jan 27, 2011 | General Discussion
I love this story as it represents the difference we can make in the world one child and one family at a time. I have spent the last 13 years involved in adoption and like to think that I have made a difference one child at a time! The Starfish Story While walking...
by susand | Jan 24, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Susan David, Difficult Discussions, Strengthening Family Relationships
Hello friends! GIFT Founding Members gathered together in the windy city of Chicago to celebrate GIFT’s beginnings as well as plan for various trainings and programs that will support and assist adoptive and foster families and those thinking about adoption and...
by Gayle Swift | Jan 17, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Foster Care Adoption, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
Twenty-five years ago, we received the blessing of a lifetime. After fourteen years of marriage, we adopted our son; two years later, we adopted our daughter. Those days are etched in my mind’s eye. The flood of emotions still pulls at my heartstrings. I have come to...
by GIFT Coach | Jan 3, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Lynn Cooper, Foster Care Adoption, General Discussion
As a adoptive mother of 2 wonderful, handsome and loving yet challenging boys, I have experienced a spectrum of emotions while raising our sons. Being an adoptive and foster family has opened up many new opportunities for us to learn, grow and build new and lasting...
